A very basic Step-by-Step example of how to strategize healthcare . . .

Research question for this study:

What are the gaps in availability and accessibility of immunization services in Amran Governorate, Yemen?

Results:

This is an example of a health GIS sample analysis was used to identify gaps in immunization services in Amran Governorate.

The value of the map in strategizing healthcare is in enables you to more precisely target manpower, intervention activities and expenses.

The maps for this project were generated using ESRI’s ArcGIS, but many of these same tasks can be done using other open access GIS tools out there. Buffer and flow or travel analysis is possible in some of the freeware or shareware packages. The hardest step to locate a tool for is the unique Theissen Polygon process (show in step 2, highlighted in step 4).